Woman at the Window
- Original dimensions
- 37 x 44.1 cm
- Movement
- romanticism
- Museum
- Alte Nationalgalerie
- Year
- 1822
Scene depicted
This painting depicts a pensive woman standing at a window, contemplating the infinite. Through her gaze, one feels the melancholy and nostalgia that inhabit her soul. The soft light that bathes the canvas evokes a gentle summer morning, and the outdoor landscape invites daydreaming, creating a bridge between the inside and the outside, a silent melody of solitude.
Historical context
Artwork: Woman at the Window |BRK| Artist: Caspar David Friedrich |BRK| Year: 1822 |BRK| Museum: Alte Nationalgalerie |BRK| Dimensions: 37 x 44.1 cm |BRK| Artistic Movement: romanticism |BRK| Major Exhibitions: Dahl and Friedrich. Romantic Landscapes |BRK|
Place in the artist's career
With Woman at the Window , Friedrich reaches an important milestone in his career. This painting is part of his maturity period, marked by works such as The Wanderer above the Sea of Fog and The Ruins of Grunewald , where he further explores themes of isolation and contemplation of nature.
Anecdote
Friedrich once stated: "Nature is the most beautiful of muses." It is with this perspective that he conceived the masterpiece that is Woman at the Window . Inspired by a fleeting moment, a gentle breeze that made the curtains flutter, he managed to immortalize the emotion of a moment suspended in time, bringing this painting to life that still resonates today.
Major exhibitions
Dahl and Friedrich. Romantic Landscapes